Geographic drilldown

Where does it land on the map?

Pick a category and a year, then open a Bundesland for context. Federal categories are not officially split by Bundesland — figures below are population-share estimates, not official allocations.

Category
Year
Fig. 01 · Income → Spending · 2025

Before it lands on a map, it flows from a tax.

Every band on the right is a category federally allocated, then redistributed to the states below. Highlighted: Debt Service.

Total · €121.5B
IncomeSpending
Income Tax → Labour & Pensions: €23.3BIncome Tax → Education: €8.4BIncome Tax → Debt Service: €4.8BIncome Tax → Infrastructure: €4.5BIncome Tax → Public Safety: €2.7BIncome Tax → Defense: €1.8BIncome Tax → Healthcare: €1.1BIncome Tax → Housing: €1.0BIncome Tax → Justice: €1000.0MVAT → Labour & Pensions: €21.6BVAT → Education: €7.7BVAT → Debt Service: €4.5BVAT → Infrastructure: €4.1BVAT → Public Safety: €2.5BVAT → Defense: €1.7BVAT → Healthcare: €1.0BVAT → Housing: €944.3MVAT → Justice: €925.7MCorporate → Labour & Pensions: €6.4BCorporate → Education: €2.3BCorporate → Debt Service: €1.3BCorporate → Infrastructure: €1.2BCorporate → Public Safety: €746.9MCorporate → Defense: €510.5MCorporate → Healthcare: €309.4MCorporate → Housing: €281.8MCorporate → Justice: €276.3MCapital → Labour & Pensions: €4.8BCapital → Education: €1.7BCapital → Debt Service: €992.9MCapital → Infrastructure: €919.6MCapital → Public Safety: €554.8MCapital → Defense: €379.2MCapital → Healthcare: €229.8MCapital → Housing: €209.4MCapital → Justice: €205.2MExcise → Labour & Pensions: €3.4BExcise → Education: €1.2BExcise → Debt Service: €712.2MExcise → Infrastructure: €659.6MExcise → Public Safety: €397.9MExcise → Defense: €272.0MExcise → Healthcare: €164.8MExcise → Housing: €150.2MExcise → Justice: €147.2MEU/Other → Labour & Pensions: €479.5MEU/Other → Education: €171.6MEU/Other → Debt Service: €99.4MEU/Other → Infrastructure: €92.1MEU/Other → Public Safety: €55.5MEU/Other → Defense: €38.0MEU/Other → Healthcare: €23.0MEU/Other → Housing: €21.0MEU/Other → Justice: €20.5MIncome Tax€48.7BVAT€45.1BCorporate€13.5BCapital€10.0BExcise€7.2BEU/Other€1.0BSocial Contrib.€-3.9BLabour & Pensions€58.2BEducation€20.8BDebt Service€12.1BInfrastructure€11.2BPublic Safety€6.7BDefense€4.6BHealthcare€2.8BHousing€2.5BJustice€2.5B

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